Following a request to cease deliberations for the evening around 7:20 p.m., Thursday, the 12-panel jury tasked with deciding the fate of Sidney Moorer resumed deliberating Friday at 9 a.m.

The case, which sees Moorer charged with kidnapping in connection with the 2013 disappearance of Heather Elvis, was put into the jury’s hands at 4:47 p.m. Thursday following closing statements from the prosecution and defense, and four days of witness testimony.

Judge Markley Dennis granted the jury’s request to resume deliberations on Friday and did not sequester them. However, he stressed how important it is that they not read or watch any media accounts of the trial.

"You cannot because if you do, it really is at the point now that it has to be redone," he said.

Sidney Moorer and his wife, Tammy Moorer, were both originally charged with murdering Heather Elvis. But those charges were dropped in March.

Tammy Moorer is also charged with kidnapping. A trial date for her has not yet been set.

The Moorers were arrested in February 2014 in connection with the disappearance of Elvis, who was 20 years old when she went missing in December 2013.

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Included in the original redevelopment plan was a $20 million school project that has remained in place for almost 20 years, which Horry County Schools wishes to keep on the table (Source: WMBF News)

Horry County and the Horry County School Board issued a jointed statement Tuesday requesting Myrtle Beach City Council not approve the amendments of the The Market Common Redevelopment Plan without significant revision.

Horry County and the Horry County School Board issued a jointed statement Tuesday requesting Myrtle Beach City Council not approve the amendments of the The Market Common Redevelopment Plan without significant revision.